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This composer introduced his piece “Chinoiserie” (“shin-WAH-zeh-ree”) with a quote from Marshall McLuhan. For another piece, this composer emulated iambic pentameter in the structure of four “sonnets,” including “Sonnet for Hank Cinq” (“hank sank”). This composer collaborated with the singer Alice Babs in his second and third “Sacred Concerts.” Queen Elizabeth II (10[1])received the only copy of a record credited to this composer that contains the piano ballad “The Single Petal of a Rose.” This composer and his orchestra adapted Shakespeare in the suite Such Sweet Thunder and depicted their travels of Asia (10[1])in Far East Suite. (10[2])Mahalia Jackson’s (-5[1])vocals (10[2])and Johnny Hodges’s saxophone (10[2])appear on this man’s (10[1])popular version of “Come Sunday,” part of his composition about African-American history, (10[1])Black, Brown, (-5[1])and Beige. (10[6])For 10 points, name this bandleader (10[2])who worked with Billy Strayhorn on a jazz standard about traveling (10[1])to Harlem titled “Take the ‘A’ Train.” ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Duke Ellington [or Edward Kennedy Ellington] (The first line refers to his Afro-Eurasian Eclipse.)
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y21100%0%10%111.14

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adam FineChicago APenn A4810
Clark SmithOhio State AYale A8910
Justin WytmarIllinois AMichigan A9310
Anson BernsBrown ANorthwestern A9310
John MarvinChicago BJohns Hopkins A95-5
Aidan FeinVanderbilt ARutgers A9610
Connor MayersMaryland AHarvard A9610
Forrest WeintraubColumbia BIndiana A10010
Guy IndoranteIowa State ANorth Carolina A10010
Joseph ChambersVirginia ACornell A10410
John John GrogerColumbia AUC Berkeley B11610
Joel MilesMinnesota AHouston A118-5
Richard NiuCornell BNYU A12010
S. A. ShenoyGeorgia Tech BMinnesota B12010
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTL BTexas A12010
Alan XieYale BPurdue A12010
Sky LiToronto AFlorida A12010
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech AMIT A12010
Ryan SunUC Berkeley AImperial A12610
Matthew LehmannWUSTL ASouth Carolina A12610
Jacob EgolDuke AChicago C13710
Seth EbnerJohns Hopkins AChicago B14510
Sean DoyleHouston AMinnesota A14510